Edgar Allan Poe in Richmond

by Keshia A. Case, Christopher P. Semtner, Poe Museum

Overview

Edgar Allan Poe, the renowned author of tales of mystery and madness, arrived in Richmond in 1810 at the age of one and left the city for the last time just two weeks before his death. Of his 40 years, he lived in Richmond for 13 years—far longer than in any other city. While other cities may claim him, Poe himself boasted in 1841, "I am a Virginian . . . for I have resided all my life, until within the last few years, in Richmond." It was in Richmond that Poe was orphaned at the age of two and where he was reared in the home of the tobacco exporter John Allan. In this city, the young Poe first fell in love, wrote his earliest poetry, began his career in journalism, and married his 13- year-old cousin.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738567143
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/19/2009
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,112,821
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Images of America: Edgar Allan Poe in Richmond is an exploration of Poe's world, how it influenced him, and how he impacted it. On behalf of Richmond's Poe Museum, Keshia A. Case, author of Then and Now: Richmond, and Christopher P. Semtner, curator of the Poe Museum, selected from the museum's collection these rarely seen historic photographs of the people and places Poe knew.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Poe's Early Years 11

2 Poe at the Southern Literary Messenger 43

3 Poe's Final Visits 55

4 The Poe Shrine 85

5 Poe's Richmond Today 115

Bibliography 126

About the Organization 127